Chapter 17 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 17.16

सोऽब्रवीद्रावणो भूयस्तां कन्यां सुमहाव्रताम्। अवरुह्य विमानाग्रात्कंदर्पशरपीडितः॥

so'bravīdrāvaṇo bhūyastāṃ kanyāṃ sumahāvratām| avaruhya vimānāgrātkaṃdarpaśarapīḍitaḥ||

English Meaning

Thereat descending from the front of his car, Ravana, affected with the shafts of Kandarpa, again addressed that girl, observant of a mighty VOW. a

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)